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29 Westbourne Road, Birkenhead, Prenton, Wirral, CH43 4TF

APP/20/01182Full Planning PermissionApproved
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Approved

Council decision: Approve

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Change of use of public house (Use Class A4) to 11-bedroom large House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (Use Class Sui Generis) with external alterations.

Received
20 August 2020
Public comments
8
Ward
Birkenhead & Tranmere
Agent
Grant Erskine Architects Ltd
  1. Received20 Aug
  2. Validated20 Aug
  3. Consult.4 Oct
  4. Target
  5. Decided

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 29 Westbourne Road, Birkenhead, Prenton, Wirral, CH43 4TF. Wirral has handled 5,985 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 20 August 2020 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 61 applications across Birkenhead & Tranmere. We hold 1,326 applications in total for the CH43 postcode area.

86% of full applications at Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
CH43 4TF
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
20 August 2020
Consultation expiry
4 October 2020
Consultation start
9 September 2020
Consultation end
4 October 2020
Neighbour consultation start
9 September 2020
Neighbour consultation end
4 October 2020
Last date for comments
15 October 2020
Application expires
15 October 2020

Applicant and agent

Agent
Grant Erskine Architects Ltd
Architect profile
GRANT ERSKINE ARCHITECTS LTD
Agent address
Suite 5 3rd Floor, 61 Mosley Street, Manchester, M2 3HZ

Planning decision

Decision
Approve
Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
4 October 2020
Site notice end
4 October 2020

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-08956211
Documents
9
Constraints
4

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (24)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Wirral

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